You have carefully filled out the application, collected letters of recommendation, and have your scholarship resume ready to include in your scholarship packet. Now all you need to do is write that winning essay. Where do you start? What do you write that will capture the attention of the scholarship judges? Is there a secret to writing an essay that will help you win the scholarship money?

Student body presidents with high grade point averages are not the only students that win college scholarships. To be a college scholarship winner, the key is to NOT do what all the other applicants are doing. These 5 tips will help any student, even the average ones, win college scholarships.